A significant segment of Argentine public opinion believes that it's necessary to consult the Islanders in any future negotiations with Britain concerning sovereignty over the Falklands, a noticeable change over the last decade.

The announcement of the issue of a Falkland Islands stamp commemorating the forgotten British naval hero Edward Bransfield has aroused controversy in Britain over who discovered the Antarctic. For many years Bransfield was credited with first spotting it on January 30th, 1820.